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A typical Butterfinger bar.

Butterfinger is a popular peanut-butter and chocolate candy bar. There have been 150 commercials for Butterfinger that have featured The Simpsons since 1988 up through today.

Many of the commercials featured Homer trying to get Bart's Butterfinger, but would be one-upped by Bart each time. Each commercial ended with Bart saying the candy's tagline - "No one better lay a finger on my Butterfinger" (in the late 1990's, this was changed to "Bite My Butterfinger!).

Most of these advertisements have been released on The Simpsons DVD sets as bonus features along with other commercials.

List of Commercials

Image	First Aired	Title	Length	Description
	October 1, 1988	No Teasing	30 seconds	Bart teases Lisa about having the last Butterfinger in the house.
	May 25, 1990	The Butterfinger Group	30 seconds	Milhouse and Bart argue about the existence of The Butterfinger Group.
	January 1, 1991	The Bully	30 seconds	Nelson Muntz tries to steal Bart's Butterfinger, but fails to do so.
	April 6, 1991	The Shock	15 seconds	Homer tries to steal Bart's Butterfinger, not knowing it's wired to an electrical current.
	December 31, 1991	Butterfinger Ice Cream Bars	15 seconds	Bart has gotten to Apu's shipment of Butterfinger Ice Cream Bars before everyone else. Apu then throws him out for it.
200px	April 3, 1992	The Pacifier	15 seconds	Homer wants Bart to give him his Butterfinger, but instead he gets Maggie's pacifier.
200px	November 2, 1992	The Last Butterfinger	30 seconds	Bart and Homer race to get the last Butterfinger in the supermarket. Homer almost had it, but tripped on a cart, giving Bart enough time to catch it.
200px	November 3, 1992	Bart's Karate Lesson	30 seconds	Akira tries to take 's Butterfinger, but Bart stops him by using his karate skills.
200px	November 3, 1992	Good vs. Evil	15 seconds	Bart's conscience decides whether he should share or eat his Butterfinger BB's.
200px	December 18, 1992	Bart's Homework	15 seconds	Lisa tries to help Bart with his math homework.
200px	January 29, 1993	The Beach	15 seconds	Bart takes Homer's Butterfinger while he's buried under sand.
200px	October 30, 1993	Stolen Butterfinger Part 1	30 seconds	Someone steals Bart's Butterfingers. Note: The suspects were Otto, Lisa, Krusty, Nelson, Mr. Burns, and Homer.
200px 200px	October 30, 1993	Stolen Butterfigner Part 2	30 seconds	The thief is revealed to be Krusty the Clown.
	December 31, 1993	The Dog Biscuit	30 seconds	Bart tricks Homer about eating a dog biscuit during a power outage.
	January 1, 1996	The Raid	30 seconds	Bart has a nightmare in which the rest of the cast steals his Butterfinger BB's.
	October 1, 1996	Marge's Party	15 seconds	Marge is having a party while Bart eats his Butterfinger.
	Unknown	Aliens	n/a	Bart has been abducted by Kang and Kodos who who are confused about his Butterfinger. Bart then takes them to his leader, Homer, who gets abducted while Bart is set free.
	November 12, 1996	The Simpsons Baseball	15 seconds	Bart hits a "Homer" in baseball when Homer tries to steal his Butterfinger.
	December 31, 1997	Philosophy	n/a	Homer tells Bart to share his Butterfinger BBs with him.
	December 30, 1998	Carnival	n/a	Homer wants to trade Bart's Butterfinger for a stuffed poodle.
	January 1, 1999	Smell Your Breath	15 seconds	Bart won't let Homer have any of his Butterfingers.
200px	November 30, 1999	A to Z	30 seconds	Bart and Lisa tease Homer with Butterfinger BB's while he's trying to read to Maggie.
	December 30, 1999	400 Easy Pieces	15 seconds	Bart watches an Itchy & Scratchy cartoon entitled "400 Easy Pieces" featuring a Butterfinger bar.
	December 31, 1999	Plastic Pants	15 seconds	Grampa is woken by the crunching sound of a Butterfinger eaten by Lisa. This is the only Butterfinger commercial Bart doesn't appear in.
	February 5, 2001	Bart's Nightmare	15 seconds	Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is out of Butterfingers.
	December 31, 2001 (premiere) January 1, 2002	Homer Holer	15 seconds	Homer digs a Butterfinger BB.
	January 1, 2007	No Teasing (remake of 1988)	30 seconds	Bart gets in trouble for taking his Butterfinger.
	February 19, 2007	Itchy & Scratchy: Butterfinger Test	n/a	Itchy does a butterfinger test.
	December 31, 2007 (USA)	Doughnut Trail	n/a	n/a

DVD Releases

• The Complete Second Season
  • Butterfinger "No Teasing"
  • Butterfinger "The Bully"
  • Butterfinger "The Shock"
• The Complete Third Season
  • Butterfinger "One Less Sister"
  • Butterfinger "Good Bart, Bad Bart"
  • Butterfinger "Akira - Best Friend"
  • Butterfinger "The Big Surprise"
  • Butterfinger "The Last Butterfinger"
• The Complete Fourth Season
  • Compulsion
  • Unforgettable Classics
  • Butterfinger "Beach-Homer With Crabs"
  • KFC "The Big Steal"
• The Complete Fifth Season
  • Butterfinger "I've Been Robbed"
  • Butterfinger "Crime of the Century"
  • T.G.I. Friday's "Homer Simpson"
  • Ramada Inn "Ramada's In"
  • THX Trailer
• The Complete Sixth Season
  • Church's Chicken "Picnic"
  • Church's Chicken "Piggy Bank"
  • 1-800-Collect
• The Complete Ninth Season
  • Butterfinger "Aliens"
  • Butterfinger "Hit a Homr"
  • Butterfinger "Philosophy
  • CC's Chips Australia "Parachutist"
  • CC's Chips Australia "Homedini"
• The Complete Tenth Season
  • CC's Chips Australia
    • Hot Foot
    • Homer Saw
    • Cliff Diver
    • Streaker
  • Butterfinger
    • Carnival
    • Two of a Kind
    • 500 Easy Pieces
    • Bonecracking
    • ABC's
  • Intel "Homer's Smarter Brain"

Triva

• In the 300th episode, before watching the Baby Stinkbreath commercial,Bart says "I was in a commercial?" and then pulls out a Butterfinger and starts eating it. An obvious reference to the commercials.

• On a Season Eight DVD commentary, Matt Groening says that Milhouse was created for and first appeared in the comercials.

• The Simpsons "Stolen Butterfinger" in 1 minute length commercial in "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" on DVD in December 30, 2008.